316usman/thematic2b huggingface dataset:
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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY DUE DATE: TBC BY MINISTRY “166.
Ms S A Luthuli (KwaZulu-Natal: EFF) to ask the Minister of Small Business Development: (1) Whether her department has any plans to assist street vendors who are constantly harassed by metropolitan police in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality for expired permits and/or not having permits at all; if not, why not; if so, (a) what plans and (b) what are the further relevant details; (2) whether, considering the unemployment rate in this country, it is fair to harass, arrest and confiscate the goods of street vendors; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?” CW226E REPLY: 1.
The DSBD does not support the harassment of traders nor the confiscation of goods belonging to legitimate traders.

In this regard, the DSBD is involved in interactions with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) to address the challenges faced by traders as well as those confronting municipalities regarding standardisation of trading by-laws, permitting/licensing, trading spaces as well as safety and security.

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The President transferred the administration, powers and functions of the Businesses Act No.

71 of 1991 from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition to the Minister of Small Busines Development in October 2020.

The Minister of Small Business Development intends to review this Act to amongst other things standardise the issues of permits and licences across all provinces and municipalities to avoid pockets of continued harassment of informal traders.
In addition to these engagements, the DSBD is responding positively to consultative engagements with trader representative organisations to establish better relationships between municipalities and traders in line with the support that is provided by the Department.
DSBD response to NCOP WPQ166–CW226E 1 _______________________________________________________________________________ RESPONSE RECOMMENDED BY: _______________________ MR LINDOKUHLE MKHUMANE ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL: DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DATE: ______________________________________________________________________________ RESPONSE RECOMMENDED BY: ________________________ MS ROSEMARY CAPA, MP DEPUTY MINISTER OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DATE: _______________________________________________________________________________ RESPONSE APPROVED BY: _________________________ MS KHUMBUDZO NTSHAVHENI, MP MINISTER OF SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DATE: DSBD response to NCOP WPQ166–CW226E 2
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MINISTRY OF MINERAL RESOURCES REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION NUMBER: 1933 ADVANCE NOTICE NO: NW2090E DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 08 June 2018 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NUMBER: 20 1933.
Mr T Rawula (EFF) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources: (1) What (a) is the total number of incidents of sexual harassment that were reported to the human resources offices of entities reporting to him in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place; (2) was each incident investigated; if not, why not in each case; if so, what were the outcomes of the investigation in each case?
NW2090E Reply b)Entities CGS None MINTEK None None SDT SADPMR None MHSC None None None None None None
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NATIONAL NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION 870.

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11/03/2022 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 09/2022 870.
Ms N K Sharif (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education: to ask the Minister of Basic Education: What (a) is the total number of incidents of (i) sexual harassment and (ii) sexual assault that were reported in her department (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2021, (b) number of cases (i) were opened and concluded, (ii) were withdrawn and (iii) remain open or pending based on the incidents and (c) sanctions were meted out against each person who was found guilty?
NATIONAL NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION 870.

Response (a) (i) and (ii) In terms of section 17 of the Employment of Educators Act, cases of sexual nature are identified as sexual misconduct and as such are not recorded as sexual harassment or sexual assault.
Since the inception of Collective Agreement 3 of 2018 which entrusted the responsibility for discipline management of sexual misconduct cases to the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC), the Department of Basic Education (DBE) rely on the information provided by the ELRC on cases of sexual misconduct.

(aa) Therefore, according to the information received from the ELRC a total of 152 cases were received by the ELRC in the 2019/20 until 2021/22 financial years.
This is the total number of the active cases and finalised cases.

(bb) 66 cases were reported for 2021/22 financial year.

(b) Cases (i); (ii); and (iii) Year Cases Opened Cases concluded Cases withdrawn Cases pending 2019/20 Information not provided 2020/21 Information not provided 2021/22 Information not provided TOTAL - 20 29 33 82 0 0 0 0 17 6 47 70 (c) Sanction for persons who were found guilty of sexual misconduct is dismissal.
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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE & MILITARY VETERANS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY 1533.
Inkosi R N Cebekhulu (IFP) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (1) Whether, following the handing over of the report to her after the appointment of the Ministerial Task Team in 2019, which investigated the reporting of sexual harassment and sexual abuse cases in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), there has been communication by her department with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation to redress the injustices in situations where children were born out of instances of sexual misconduct in foreign countries; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (3) whether her department has taken any measures to redress injustices meted out against victims of misconduct by the SANDF that was identified since the beginning of the lockdown on 26 March 2020; if not, why not; if so, whether she will furnish Inkosi R N Cebekhulu with a detailed report on such measures to show her department’s censure of misconduct and the overall legitimacy of the Republic’s protective body; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
NW1736E REPLY: (1) Liaison between the Department of Defence (DOD) and other role players, including the Department of International Relations and Cooperation took place in this regard to streamline diplomatic and protocol procedures that will allow the Department to proceed with measures to hold the individuals 1 accountable and to remedy the situation.
Diplomatic processes are considered according to the Memorandum of Agreement to ensure that the Department’s actions are embodied thereon and are binding to all the affected parties involved.

(2) Yes, (3) I have asked the CSANDF to provide same.

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION NUMBER: 875 [NW1056E] DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 MARCH 2022 875.
Dr N V Khumalo (DA) to ask the Minister of Finance: What (a) is the total number of incidents of (i) sexual harassment and (ii) sexual assault that were reported in the National Treasury (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2021, (b) number of cases (i) were opened and concluded, (ii) were withdrawn and (iii) remain open or pending based on the incidents and (c) sanctions were meted out against each person who was found guilty?
NW1056E REPLY: (a) (i)(aa) 2018/19 – Nil; 2019/20 – Nil; 2020/21 – Nil; (bb) 2021/22 – 1; (ii)(aa) 2018/2021 - Nil; (bb) 2021/22 – Nil.

(b) (i) Nil (ii) Nil (iii) One (1) (c) N/A 1
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PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION NO: 1938 DATE OF PUBLICATION: QUESTION PAPER NO: DATE OF REPLY: Ms V Ketabahle (EFF) to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services: (1) What (a) is the total number of incidents of sexual harassment that were reported to the human resources offices of (i) his department and (ii) entities reporting to him in (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place; (2) Was each incident investigated; if not, why not in each case; if so, what were the outcomes of the investigation in each case?
NW2095E REPLY: I have been informed by the Department and Entities as follows: Department: None (1) USAASA (1) None SENTECH (1) None .ZADNA (1) None BBI (1) None NEMISA (1) None SITA (1) One in 2017 who was charged and dismissed.

SAPO (1) (2) Three in 2016, who were all found not guilty.

Four in 2017, two were found not guilty and two were dismissed.

Approved/ not approved _______________ Dr SC Cwele, MP Minister DATE:
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MINISTRY: JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO: 2125 DATE OF QUESTION: 27 MAY 2022 DATE OF SUBMISSION: 10 JUNE 2022 Adv G Breytenbach (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: In light of the fact that the Waterval Magistrates’ Court in the Makhado Local Municipality in Limpopo has been non-functional since 2019 due to a complete lack of telephones, what measures have been put in place to rectify the situation?
NW2533E 1 | P a g e REPLY: I have been informed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) that the PABX-system was installed by ITEC through a Departmental contract on 2 November 2018.

At the expiry of the contract, the license was not renewed, and it started malfunctioning in August 2019.

In April 2021, Brilliantel Communications was appointed to supply and install PABX systems (including 3 years’ maintenance and support) in all the DoJ&CD sites, including all the courts.
Calls were logged from April 2021, and subsequently Brilliantel Communications visited the site on 7 February 2022.

The service provider advised that the system is dead and needs replacement.

This is one of the sites affected by contract management issues, i.e.

affected by lapsed contracts.

In addressing the problem, the site has been scheduled for the installation of new PABX- system by 6 June 2022.

I have been informed that the PABX-system was installed at the relevant court on 2 June 2022.
Whilst the Department was waiting for the new PABX-system to be installed as scheduled, and to minimize the impact of non-functional phones onsite, the Head of Office and all Magistrates, Court Manager as well as the Domestic Violence/Harassment Clerks applied for cellphone allowance and were approved to participate in the cellphone allowance policy.

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___________________________________________________________________ NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION NUMBER: 973 DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 18 MARCH 2022 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NUMBER: 11 - 2022 973.
Ms A L A Abrahams (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development: Whether she will furnish Ms A L A Abrahams with a detailed report on the Gender- Based Violence Command Centre (GBVCC) for the period 1 January 2021 until 28 February 2022 with respect to, but not limited to, the (a) number of (i) calls, (ii) SMSs and (iii) USSDs received in each province, (b) types of abuse and/or incidents reported, (c) number of individuals referred to (i) a social worker and/or (ii) the SA Police Service for assistance, (d) the breakdown of the GBVCC staff compliment and (e) the breakdown of the total operational cost for the financial year ending March 2022?
NW1216E REPLY: (a) The following tables reflects the (a) number of (i) calls, (ii) SMSs and (iii) USSDs received in each province, TICKETS LOGGED AND REFERRED PROVINCE GBV NON - GBV REFERRED Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KwaZulu - Natal 287 204 2 654 736 383 261 3 049 913 37 25 318 105 1 Limpopo Mpumalanga North West Northern Cape Western Cape 363 312 245 66 501 545 375 304 71 469 52 44 34 10 65 TOTAL 5 368 6 370 691 The statistics cited in the above table represent the number of tickets/files opened on the GBV Command Centre Information System.
(b) GBV cases: Abandoned Children, Abduction/Kidnapping, Assault, Bullying, Child Neglect, Child Pornography, Elderly Neglect, Emotional Abuse, Forced Initiation, Forced Prostitution, Hate Speech, Human Trafficking, Incest, Indecent Assault, Molestation, Physical Violence, Rape, Sexual Harassment, Stalking, Verbal Abuse Or Intimidation Non-GBV cases: Anger Management, Behavioural Problems, Child Adoption, Child Custody/Visitation, Child Maintenance, Counselling Death, Counselling Depression, Counselling Marriage & Relationships, COVID – 19, Economic/Financial Abuse, Funding, Home Affairs Related, Labour Dispute, Legal Advice, Matric, SASSA Grants, Substance Abuse, Other type of Incident (c) Number of individuals referred to: (i) (ii) Social Workers: 691 SA Police Service: 642 (d) 2 The Centre presently employs 48 Social Work Agents, 8 Social Work Supervisors, 2 Quality Assurers and 1 Centre Manager to operate and offer services to victims of Gender Based Violence.
(e) Baseline R'000 Compensation GBV Comm Center 26 145 17 676 and Goods services 8 469 3